- by Chris Dyer
- October 19 2018
- e-shopping
- home
- online retail
Online Shopping Brings Bed & Bath Furnishings Closer to Home
The impact of online shopping on brick and mortar retailers is becoming more pronounced as consumers grow increasingly comfortable making purchases from the comfort of home – including purchases of bed and bath furnishings.
- by Chris Dyer
- August 15 2018
- consumer goods
- online retail
Mattress Retailers Are Losing Sleep
Online sales of mattresses are a growing market, particularly for “bed-in-a-box” companies. Intensifying competition from formless digital stores is keeping brick-and-mortar players up at night, one might say.
- by Steven Richmond
- October 11 2017
- consumer goods
- consumer spending
- consumer trends
- consumers
- online retail
- retail
- retailing
Customizable, Durable Products Represent Countertrend to Fast Fashion
Fast fashion – the trend toward selling clothing featuring the latest designs to consumers as quickly and cheaply as possible – has long been the driving force in the apparel market. To the annoyance of many consumers, two consequences of this trend have been that clothing has become less durable and less unique.